LONDON, Dec 9 (IFR) - US companies will pull back from the
European bond market in 2017 after two years of blockbuster
issuance as euro technicals swing out of favour and proposed tax
changes chill the appeal of selling debt.

FRANKFURT, Dec 9 AstraZeneca will expand
its collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop an
experimental Alzheimer's drug, sticking with an approach that
has been a mainstay of research despite recent setbacks.